Cavemen fall at Hobbs

HOBBS – With the sun helping him out, Hobbs’ Dillon Creager gave his team a 1-0 lead off a corner kick just 8 minutes and 10 seconds into Tuesday’s district match against Carlsbad, and that was all the Eagles needed to win 4-0 at Watson Stadium.

Coming off a 0-0 draw with district leader Gadsden on Saturday, Cavemen coach Rick Castillo was disappointed in the way his team played.

“They played without urgency, and they didn’t go to the ball,” Castillo said. “They didn’t pass and they did not come out to play. They weren’t playing as a team. They were playing as 11 individuals out there, and it hurt us.”

With the sun glaring right into the eyes of Carlsbad goalkeeper Will Fiala, Creager placed the shot in the far upper corner, just out of Fiala’s reach.

That was Creager’s only goal of the night, but he went on to add two assists.

In the second half, Keaton Hartman scored twice for Hobbs. The first goal came with 28:19 left, and the second came just under three minutes later.

“This win was very important,” Creager said. “Earlier in the week, Gadsden had tied (Carlsbad). So, now that they know we beat them 4-0 at home, Gadsden will be pushing harder.”

Carlsbad fell to 4-5-2 overall (1-4-1 in District 3-6A action). Hobbs is now 11-2 (5-1).

The Cavemen will play at 6 p.m. Thursday at Lovington and then host Mayfield at 3 p.m. Saturday. The Eagles will host Centennial at 3 p.m. Saturday.

HOBBS 4, CARLSBAD 0

Up next for Carlsbad: 6 p.m. Thursday at Lovington

Up next for Hobbs: 3 p.m. Saturday vs. Centennial

Hobbs News-Sun Sports Editor Jason Farmer can be reached at 575-391-5431, Sportseditor@hobbsnews.com and @JasonCFarmer on Twitter.